Sheerness Dockyard Church Garrison Road Sheerness Docks Sheerness Kent ME12 1RR

20/505079/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 23 December 2020

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Section 73 - Application for Minor Material Amendment condition 2 (proposed site plan) and for Variation of condition 6 (amended to hard and soft landscaping details) pursuant to application 19/504203/FULL for - Works to repair and upgrade the existing fire-damaged Grade II* listed Sheerness Dockyard Church, for operation as an enterprise centre to support young entrepreneurs, with associated landscaping works to improve access and to provide car and bicycle parking (Revised Scheme to 18/502224/FULL).

Received: 2 November 2020
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Sheerness

ReceivedReceived2 Nov
ValidatedValidated2 Nov
Consult.Consultation3 Dec
TargetTarget Date28 Dec
DecidedDecided23 Dec

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Sheerness Dockyard Church Garrison Road Sheerness Docks Sheerness Kent ME12 1RR. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in the Sheerness Dockyard conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 14 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Sheerness. We hold 817 applications in total for the ME12 postcode area.

85% of full applications at Maidstone Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: ME12 1RR
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Sheerness Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 2 November 2020
Consultation expiry: 3 December 2020
Last date for comments: 3 December 2020
Target decision date: 28 December 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO Mr Robert Songhurst 41 Beavor Lane London W6 9BL

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 12 November 2020
Advertisement expiry: 3 December 2020
Site notice start: 6 November 2020
Site notice end: 27 November 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-09201282
Documents: 12
Constraints: 12

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Conservation area: Sheerness : Royal Naval Dockyard and Bluetown
Listed building: Grade II*: Former Royal Dockyard Church and Attached Wall and RailingsOn this site · +2 more
Heritage at Risk Register: Sheerness: Royal Naval Dockyard & Bluetown+1 more

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

2022
29 Sep
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 6 (hard and soft landscaping details), 7 (elevation, detail…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/504658/SUB
2020
2 Nov
Section 73 - Application for Minor Material Amendment condition 2 (proposed site plan) and for Variation of…
This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)20/505079/FULL
2020
14 Oct
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 (Construction Method Statement) and 4 (Arboricultural Method…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/504745/SUB
2020
14 Oct
Non Material Amendment Being Approved drawing "240_P1001 - P5 - Site Plan - Proposed" to be superseded by…
WithdrawnNon-material amendmentAmendment20/504750/NMAMD
2019
15 Aug
Works to repair and upgrade the existing fire-damaged Grade II* listed Sheerness Dockyard Church, for…
ApprovedFullPart of19/504203/FULL
2019
15 Aug
Listed Building Consent for works to repair and upgrade the existing fire-damaged, Grade II* listed Sheerness…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside19/504204/LBC
2018
29 May
Works to repair and upgrade, including a single storey extension to provide WCs to the existing, fire-damaged…
ApprovedFullPart of18/502224/FULL

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